Specifications

Specifications include,
but are not limited
to:TheCapitolRegionEducationCouncilisthe f i r s
t a n d l a r g e s t o f C o n n e c t i c u t
s s i x R e g i o n a l E d u c a t i o n a l S
e r v i c e s C e n t e r ( R E S C s ) c o m p
r i s i n g 3 5 m e m b e r p u b l i c school
districts in north central Connecticut. CREC was
established in 1966 as a grassroots effort of
local school districts and organized that year
under the provisions of the Connecticut General
Statute (C.G.S.), Section 10-66A.-N. The
Connecticut State Department of Education is the
recognized regulatory State agency. The Council
is governed by publicly elected board of
education members appointed by each member
school district. The Council appoints an
Executive Director to serve as the executive
agent of the Council. Pursuant to C.G.S.
10-66c., CREC as a regional educational service
center is a body corporate and politic and as
such is a public educational authority acting on
behalf of the State of Connecticut. The CREC
Office for Regional Efficiencies was founded to
help school districts and municipalities find
ways to save money through collaboration.
Through this office, CREC is coordinating the
process of forming a Captive insurance company
ready to begin operation on July 1, 2016, on
behalf of CREC and approximately twenty
municipalities and school districts with a total
of more than 5,000 employees. The captive
governing board will consist of representatives
from participating municipalities and boards of
education, including CREC. III. NATURE OF
SERVICES REQUIRED A. General The CREC Office for
Regional Efficiencies (CORE) is soliciting
proposals from law firms licensed in Connecticut
and with captive insurance expertise, or
expertise in insurance regulatory work, or
municipal and public school district risk
pooling experience. Firms should also be
experienced with the Connecticut Insurance
Department policies and procedures required to
create a captive insurance company domiciled in
Connecticut beginning July 1, 2016